Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's discus throw
Women's discus throw at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | |||||||||
Date | 10 August 1984 (qualifications) 11 August 1984 (finals) | |||||||||
Competitors | 17 from 14 nations | |||||||||
Winning distance | 65.36 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
3000 m | women | |
5000 m | men | |
10,000 m | men | |
100 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | women |
3000 m steeplechase | men | |
4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | women |
20 km walk | men | |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | |
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | |
Combined events | ||
Heptathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
Wheelchair races | ||
The Los Angeles, California had an entry list of 17 competitors, with two qualifying groups before the final (12) took place on August 11, 1984.[1]
Medalists
Gold | Ria Stalman Netherlands |
Silver | Leslie Deniz United States |
Bronze | Florența Crăciunescu Romania |
Abbreviations
Q | automatic qualification |
q | qualification by rank |
DNS | did not start |
NM | no mark |
OR | olympic record |
WR | world record |
AR | area record |
NR | national record |
PB | personal best |
SB | season best |
Records
Standing records prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics | ||||
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World Record | Galina Savinkova (URS) | 73.26 m | May 22, 1983 | Leselidze, Soviet Union |
Olympic Record | Evelin Schlaak (GDR) |
69.96 m | August 1, 1980 | Moscow, Soviet Union |
Qualifying round
- Held on 1984-08-10
RANK | GROUP A | DISTANCE |
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1. | Ria Stalman (NED) | 58.28m |
2. | Florenţa Crăciunescu (ROU )
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57.84m |
3. | Ulla Lundholm (FIN) | 56.44m |
4. | Leslie Deniz (USA) | 56.24m |
5. | Gael Martin (AUS) | 55.38m |
6. | Venissa Head (GBR) | 55.24m |
7. | Jiao Yunxiang (CHN) | 54.70m |
8. | Mariette Van Heerden (ZIM) | 50.54m |
9. | Marlene Lewis (JAM) | 49.00m |
RANK | GROUP B | DISTANCE |
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1. | Ingra Manecke (FRG) | 56.20m |
2. | Meg Ritchie (GBR) | 56.00m |
3. | Patricia Walsh (IRL) | 54.42m |
4. | Laura De Snoo (USA) | 53.76m |
5. | Lorna Griffin (USA) | 53.34m |
6. | Carmen Ionesco (CAN) | 52.28m |
7. | Agathe Ngo Nack (CMR) | 38.32m |
8. | Christine Bechard (MRI )
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37.94m |
Final
Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
Ria Stalman (NED) | 64.50 | 61.16 | 63.70 | 64.28 | 63.64 | 65.36 | 65.36 m | ||
Leslie Deniz (USA) | 62.46 | X | 63.36 | 62.60 | 64.86 | X | 64.86 m | ||
Florența Crăciunescu (ROU) | 60.68 | 61.42 | 62.96 | 62.08 | 63.64 | X | 63.64 m | ||
4 | Ulla Lundholm (FIN) | 62.84 | X | 54.92 | 55.94 | 59.72 | 54.04 | 62.84 m | |
5 | Meg Ritchie (GBR) | X | 55.36 | 57.66 | 61.76 | 62.58 | 60.40 | 62.58 m | |
6 | Ingra Manecke (FRG) | 51.66 | 56.22 | X | 53.20 | X | 58.56 | 58.56 m | |
7 | Venissa Head (GBR) | X | 55.56 | 58.18 | X | 55.84 | 55.88 | 58.18 m | |
8 | Gael Martin (AUS) | 55.88 | 55.38 | 54.34 | 54.94 | 55.70 | 53.08 | 55.88 m | |
9 | Patricia Walsh (IRL) | 55.38 | 51.70 | 53.32 | 55.38 m | ||||
10 | Laura De Snoo (USA) | 53.74 | 54.84 | 53.88 | 54.84 m | ||||
11 | Jiao Yunxiang (CHN) | X | 53.32 | X | 53.32 m | ||||
12 | Lorna Griffin (USA) | X | 50.16 | X | 50.16 m |
See also
- 1982 Women's European Championships Discus Throw (Athens)
- 1983 Women's World Championships Discus Throw (Helsinki)
- 1984 Women's Friendship Games Discus Throw (Prague)
- 1986 Women's European Championships Discus Throw (Stuttgart)
- 1987 Women's World Championships Discus Throw (Rome)
References
- ^ "Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's Discus Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
External links
- (in English) Official Report[permanent dead link]
- Results